To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove in-person requirements under Medicare for mental health services furnished through telehealth and telecommunications technology.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1867 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1867

  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove in-person 
   requirements under Medicare for mental health services furnished 
         through telehealth and telecommunications technology.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 2025

Mr. Hern of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Lee 
 of Nevada, and Ms. Malliotakis) introduced the following bill; which 
 was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition 
  to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove in-person 
   requirements under Medicare for mental health services furnished 
         through telehealth and telecommunications technology.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REMOVING THE IN-PERSON REQUIREMENTS UNDER MEDICARE FOR 
              MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FURNISHED THROUGH TELEHEALTH AND 
              TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) In General.--Section 1834(m)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395m(m)(7)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(7) Treatment of substance use disorder services and 
        mental health services furnished through telehealth.--The 
        geographic requirements described in paragraph (4)(C)(i) shall 
        not apply with respect to telehealth services furnished on or 
        after July 1, 2020, to an eligible telehealth individual with a 
        substance use disorder diagnosis for purposes of treatment of 
        such disorder or co-occurring mental health disorder, as 
        determined by the Secretary, or, on or after the first day 
        after the end of the emergency period described in section 
        1135(g)(1)(B), to an eligible telehealth individual for 
        purposes of diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment of a mental 
        health disorder, as determined by the Secretary, at an 
        originating site described in paragraph (4)(C)(ii) (other than 
        an originating site described in subclause (IX) of such 
        paragraph) or, for the period for which clause (iii) of 
        paragraph (4)(C) applies, at any site described in such 
        clause.''.
    (b) Mental Health Visits Furnished by Rural Health Clinics.--
Section 1834(y)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(y)(2)) 
is amended by striking ``prior to April 1, 2025''.
    (c) Mental Health Visits Furnished by Federally Qualified Health 
Centers.--Section 1834(o)(4)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395m(o)(4)(B)) is amended by striking ``prior to April 1, 2025''.
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